Have you ever worried about what other people think about your voice? In this post, I’m going to share a story from the life of Vincent Van Gogh that I hope will blow some fresh confidence under your wings. And, I’ll share what I think what you have to do to earn your vocal worth, without depending on anyone else’s opinion. Stay with me now…
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Let me ask you some questions:
- Have you ever wondered if your voice is valuable?
- How do you make that determination?
- Whose opinion about your voice influences yours?
- Have you ever worried that you will never be successful with your music or speaking career?
It occurred to me to see it a completely different way. What if, bravely listening to our own muse…
- We CREATE something that we intuitively KNOW is good – a vocal, a song, a speech, a performance.
- What if we SHARE our work with a small circle of accountability that could give us feedback to make it the best it can be in final form…
- but we DON’T rely on popular opinion or current market forces to rate our work or determine the final form we settle on.
- What if we don’t whine at not being commercially successful, and instead that we commit to learning business promotion strategies to become visible and reach our ideal audiences?
- What if we are willing to ACCEPT that we may never in our lifetime know the full value of our work.
- What if we stop making it about numbers of fans? What if we ACCEPT that there is deep value in our work if it changes the life of even one person in some way for the better?
- And finally: What if we TRUST that if we create something good the best we can, IT IS VALUABLE?
Oh, and yes… my young artist now makes a good living as an award-winning performer and teacher.
Unknown says
Judy, this is probably the most important one of your many wonderful posts. Thank you for reminding everyone.
Judy Rodman says
Thank you so much for this feedback… so glad you enjoyed the post!
HiramsMusic says
Beautiful! I am a singer myself and I must say this is very encouraging! #MuchLove #HiramsMusic
Judy Rodman says
Thank you very much for writing, HiramsMusic. It is encouraging to me to know you found it of value to you!
HiramsMusic says
You are very welcome! I'm glad I could help in return. Lol,, so are you a vocal instructor as well?
Judy Rodman says
I am! You'll see a lot about my vocal training on my website. Are you an instructor or singer?
Salem Jones says
An excellent book that dovetails nicely here is Art & Fear by Bayles & Orland.
Judy Rodman says
Salem, absolutely… that book is actually in my intend-to-buy (wish) list at Amazon!
Anonymous says
Judy, I am always inspired and impressed by the depth of your reflections and how widely applicable they are—far beyond your music audience. As a curator of ways to live our most Heartspoken Life, I found this enormously moving, immediately implementable, and totally mindset-shifting. Keep putting these gems out into the world!
Judy Rodman says
I'm so happy you found this inspiring, yes… the voice parallels life in so many ways!
Happy Trails says
What a thoughtful piece and a wonderful reminder to find joy in our efforts now. Sweet.
Judy Rodman says
Dear Happy Trails… thank you, I'm so glad you found it so! Yes… joy in our efforts adds magic.
Andrew smith says
I am feeling so glad after reading this post. thank you so much.